The Research Operations Department is one of the technical Departments which consist of Rice, Sugarcane, Soybean, Acha, Castor and Beniseed programmes.

The Department is to be recognized nationally and internationally as playing a key role in Nigeria by attaining self-sufficiency in the production of the mandate crops.

It is to provide scientific and technological support to the growth of the mandate crops sector of the nation in line with the national objectives. Aiming at conducting:-• Market-oriented applied research and provides technical services to the private sector and other stakeholders.• Conducts research into the genetic improvement of Rice, Acha, Sugarcane, Soybean, Beniseed and Castor.• Development of production, protection, utilization and socioeconomic technologies of these crops: